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In the custom distribution of the Ubuntu operating system, accompanying this toolkit, all FOSS applications have been bundled.  To open Freeplane, select Applications → Office →Freeplane

In the custom distribution of the Ubuntu operating system, accompanying this toolkit, all FOSS applications have been bundled.  To open Freeplane, select Applications → Office →Freeplane

To learn working with Freeplane, we will start creating a concept map for Digital Story Telling; you will see above that Freeplane has opened a window with a box with text "New mindmap".  This node, also called the "root node" will contain the core idea/ theme of the resource.  Additional ideas are added by adding more nodes, called child nodes.  The concept map gets built by adding further child nodes, for topics and sub-topics.  Use the ‘insert’ key to create a ‘child node’ this is a sub-concept of your current concept. Use the ‘enter’ key to create a ‘sibling’ this is a parallel concept to your current concept. Thus you can create a concept map with knowing just two functions – add child node (insert) and add sibling node (enter).

To learn working with Freeplane, we will start creating a concept map for Digital Story Telling; you will see above that Freeplane has opened a window with a box with text "New mindmap".  This node, also called the "root node" will contain the core idea/ theme of the resource.  Additional ideas are added by adding more nodes, called child nodes.  The concept map gets built by adding further child nodes, for topics and sub-topics.  Use the ‘insert’ key to create a ‘child node’ this is a sub-concept of your current concept. Use the ‘enter’ key to create a ‘sibling’ this is a parallel concept to your current concept. Thus you can create a concept map with knowing just two functions – add child node (insert) and add sibling node (enter).

[[File:Conceptmap2.png|left|thumb|504x504px|Creating the node tree for a concept map]]

[[File:Conceptmap2.png|left|thumb|504x504px|Creating the node tree for a concept map]]

Likewise, please create a concept map and save it with the same name in your folder you have created with your topic name. Note that simply saving the file will save it with the name you have given in the root node. Create the sub-nodes for each node as per your imagination / thinking about the topic.

Likewise, please create a concept map and save it with the same name in your folder you have created with your topic name. Note that simply saving the file will save it with the name you have given in the root node. Create the sub-nodes for each node as per your imagination / thinking about the topic.

Did you notice the red arrow in the root node of our concept map?  This main node has a hyper-link which opens the wikipedia page on DST.  You can embed a hyper-link on a node, such that clicking that node will open a page on the Internet or a file on your computer). This connects a node on your map to related resources you may want the reader to access.

Did you notice the red arrow in the root node of our concept map?  This main node has a hyper-link which opens the wikipedia page on DST.  You can embed a hyper-link on a node, such that clicking that node will open a page on the Internet or a file on your computer). This connects a node on your map to related resources you may want the reader to access.

[[File:COL_-_Type_the_hyperlink_in_Concept_map.png|left|511x511px|Inserting hyper-link in a concept map]]

[[File:COL_-_Type_the_hyperlink_in_Concept_map.png|left|511x511px|Inserting hyper-link in a concept map]]

This information is also provided in an Annexure to this toolkit. For subsequent FOSS applications, please refer to the Annexure for this information.

This information is also provided in an Annexure to this toolkit. For subsequent FOSS applications, please refer to the Annexure for this information.

=== Creating text OER (''LibreOffice Writer)'' ===

=== Creating text OER as a text document ===

You are familiar with typing text to create a text document, you may have used a software like Microsoft Word.  We will use the FOSS Office suite  ''LibreOffice'' and ''Writer (''LibreOffice Writer) is the text editor in this suite.

You are familiar with typing text to create a text document, you may have used a software like Microsoft Word.  We will use the FOSS Office Suite application called ''LibreOffice'' ''Writer (''LibreOffice Writer) to create a text document.

Open LibreOffice Writer on your computer, through Applications → Office – LibreOffice Writer.

Open LibreOffice Writer on your computer, through Applications → Office – LibreOffice Writer.